Ethiopia - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

SOLABUTTER is a device which is to make butter production using solar energy. It is operated by solar energy and without human interaction. This machine is time controller bases and automated. It saves time and energy. Specially, mother's in rural area.

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

SOLABUTTER is a machine which is used to make butter by using solar energy. This machine can operate without human interaction. User can open the machine in the sun light and leave it. After some time can check the level of butter production and take out butter. It helps mother's to save time and energy. They can do multiple works during butter production. So it is easy to operate to everyone.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

This machine can replace manual butter production system. It solves the problems of rural area mother's. Most of Ethiopian mother's wastes a lot of time to make butter, because it is manual system like pot, and pedal system. So by using this system mother's can save their time and energy. This products can save not only mother's energy and time but also mechanize agricultural industry. And has greatest role in using solar energy.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

Primarily, saves mother's time and energy. Secondly simplify farmer's life. It replace old butter production system by automatic solar bases butter production system.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

Primarily, aimed to serve rural area farmer's. And agricultural industry can use this products for mass butter production.

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-05-06

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

No

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

3

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

1

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

Two of our members has MS.c degree in Bioinstrumentation and one of our group has BS.c degree in Biomedical engineering.

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

a) Energy (equipment, services, sustainable energy and fuel)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

6

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

Agree, because butter is one part of agricultural production. So it has great role in poverty reduction.

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

6

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

Agree, because butter is one of food item. Highly production of butter has big role in zero hunger.

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

6

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

Agree, high quality butter production is basic for good health and well-being. Because, lack of time and energy may lead to low quality butter production. So by using automatic and time saving system we can produce high quality products.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

5

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

Childers, who gets high quality butter foods can be active on their education. Butter is on of food item with multiple ingredients.

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

Solar energy is one of cheaper and clean energy everybody can access. So by using our device every body can afford solar energy.

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

6

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

If there is low wattage on production there will be high benefit. So this leads to economic growth. Economy can be increased by using modernized system and device. So we are planned to to do this.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

6

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

Our idea is one of innovation which will improve mother's life.

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

6

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Agree, because using solar energy is one of reducing climate changes.

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

2

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

3

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

6

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

6

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

6

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

06.08 Justification for my startup

06.09 Competitive Analysis

May be, our competitors will be manufacturers who design manual or pedal system butter production system.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?